Senior Maddie Inlow batted 4-for-6 with three doubles on the day, but the Bates softball team couldn't avoid the series sweep as Bowdoin won both games in Saturday's doubleheader at Pickard Field, 8-1 in Game 1 and 5-1 in Game 2.

First-year Kirsten Pelletier struck out seven in a complete game victory in game one and senior Maddie Inlow tallied four hits, including a home run in Tuesday's doubleheader split between the Bates softball team and Husson University.

Julia Treadwell and India Woolmington combined for five hits, three doubles and three RBIs as the Bates softball team won Game 1 of its doubleheader against Colby 5-2 on Saturday. Colby won Game 2 6-3.

The Bates softball team rapped out 12 hits in defeating the University of New England 3-1 Tuesday in the opening game of a non-conference doubleheader, but the host Nor'easters rallied in the second game to win 4-3 in eight innings.

In the first games played on its home field this season, the Bates College softball team split a doubleheader with Thomas College, winning Game 1 2-0 behind the pitching of first-year Kirsten Pelletier before the visiting Terriers rallied for a 4-3 victory in Game 2.

First-year pitcher Kirsten Pelletier allowed only five baserunners to NESCAC East Division powerhouse Tufts University, but she was outdueled by Allison Tilton's complete-game effort as the host Jumbos defeated the Bates softball team 2-1 on Sunday.

Senior Maddie Inlow batted a combined 6-for-6 with three home runs, and the Bates softball team wrapped up its season-opening trip to Florida with a 5-3 record on Sunday after defeating Fitchburg State 8-4 and Stevenson University 5-3.

First-year Kirsten Pelletier pitched a complete game for her second collegiate win and fellow first-year India Woolmington drove in three runs to lead the Bates softball team to a 6-2 win over Elizabethtown Saturday morning. Bates dropped a 9-0 contest to Mahattanville later in the day.

The Bates Softball Winter High School Clinic is geared towards the serious high school player (Grades 9-12). The Bobcats' coaching staff and players will provide individual instruction focusing on defense, hitting and game strategy.